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JACKRABBIT SPRING. ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Adam Haydock October 23, 2018

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BLACK VOID CANYON, 3AII.DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Adam Haydock October 17, 2018

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

Black Void Canyon is a fantastic half day canyon that is located within Death Valley National park. Black Void Canyon is located in Fall Canyon in the grapevine mountain range which is a fantastic canyon to hike through in-itself.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

There are some great canyons that feed into Fall Canyon. Some have some big views, and raps come in rapid fire succession. I highly recommend this region for a weekend or more multiple trips to visit the Fall canyon range.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

The canyons that I recommend are Crater of Doom, Black Void, and a close third is Deep Chasm. Dark Shadow was another one that was visited and I would put that in fourth place.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

The trail head starts from the parking lot of Fall Canyon and heads off the trail and up the mountain with elevation gain of around 700-800ft.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

This site and information about Black Void is for informational and documentary purposes only. It is not to be used for beta or a means to know how to get through the technical canyon in any sort of way. please go to www.ropewiki.com for more information on this and other canyons.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

Once at the top of the mountain its a bit of a cross country hike around to the tail end of Black Void canyon. You want to make sure you go down the RIGHT canyon or you could find yourself in a situation where you could run out of rope.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

The first rap is around 150 feet in length and it goes down a somewhat of a deep and narrow corridor. The short canyon has two tiers so you will want to get the rope down to the bottom with the first person on rope.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

Always make sure that the pull line is properly packed and all of the rope for the pull line is in the bag and at the top of the drop to be ready to be deployed.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

Once down, the next three raps are less than 100ft in length. As of this time that anchor to the second to the last rap needs to be re-built with webbing wrapping around the boulder. It will make sense when you are there but please bring webbing to re-build this anchor. The final rap, I brought a 330 ft rope and we were easily able to get down to the bottom. I have heard that this last drop of 250-260 or 210. Please check ropewiki for the most up to date information on what ropes to bring.

Black Void Canyon 3AII. Death Valley National Park

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DELAMAR DRY LAKE, NEVADA

Adam Haydock August 07, 2018

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DAS BOOT CANYON, 3BII, ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH

Adam Haydock July 30, 2018

Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

We headed out to Zion for a short weekend of escaping the heat in the southwest desert summer to find some cooler temperatures and a bit of canyoneering in Zion National Park.

Heading to Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

I have been eyeing Das Boot canyon for years now and its finally come time to tackle this little gem just above the subway route.

Zion National Park, Utah.

The night before we stayed up at the Kolob Reservoir where temperatures got down into the 50s at night!

Heather just entering Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The following morning we headed back down to wildcat TH and started our hike down into Das Boot.

Heather in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

You must obtain a permit at the zion visitor center to enter Das Boot and you must have a separate permit if you want to continue down the subway or you have to hike back out from Russel gulch.

Recent floods in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

We set out early with clear skies and stashed a few extra liters of water along the way to Das Boot. It was going to get rather hot outside so extra water is a must.

First rap in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The trail to Das boot broke off and we walked over a few extra spurs to get into the right canyon for Das Boot. We put on our wetsuits and immediately found ourselves swimming through canyon juice and debris from recent floods.

going through a narrow Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The water was a bit cold but manageable and welcomed in this kind of heat. I wore a farmer john 3mm and heather wore a full 5mm and we found that this was ideal for our thresholds.

Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

We continued on into the canyon and the narrow corridors gave way to some mossy like coloring and greenish blue grey hued color on the canyon walls.

Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

Some sections had a subterranean like feel with a open ceiling of soft light casting into the fluted passage which gave this canyon some nice sparkle.

long swim in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The narrow sections would end and open up to brief polished stone walkways but would enter back into long cool swimming drain ages.

Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The canyons continued to deliver some great scenery with a few climbs around log jams and floating logs.

Long narrow swim in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

We came across two raps in the canyon with were no longer than 20 ft. I would consider them around 10ft and more like nuicense drops but i can see how new debris and water levels could flux the length, still I feel that these drop are no longer then 20ft.

setting up another rap in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

After about an hour the canyon opened up a bit with a few final swims and our last rap off of a pine tree was about 30ft in length. It looks a bit less but to be conservative, I give it about 30ft.

Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

There is another option to rap off a keyed boulder but we chose to go for the rap off the pine tree. We worked our way over to Russell gulch which is where our exit was located and started to head up and out of the canyon.

Canyon is opening up in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

The hike took a bit longer than we expected due to the heat and the excessive amounts of wet gear that we brought ( and did not need) weighed down our speed.

the last rap in Das Boot Canyon. Zion National Park, Utah.

We finished the canyon in around 8 hours time. I recommend wetsuits and recommend going out the subway, I do not think that the just doing das boot is worth the effort but if you must get das boot done, take some people that have not been through the subway and do both.

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WAIPIO VALLEY. BIG ISLAND, HAWAII

Adam Haydock July 10, 2018

Heather overlooking the Waipio Valley. Big Island Hawaii.

Waipio Valley is located on the northern Hamakua coast on the Big Island of Hawaii. The valley is named after the river that runs through the valley (wai-piʻo means curved water in Hawaiian).

Waipio Valley, Big Island Hawaii

Waipio was once a densely populated place and home to some of the former Kings that have lived on the island but but it has become a magnificent valley with a beautiful rain forest and rich in history.

Waipio Valley, Big Island Hawaii

There are a few people that live in the Valley itself but the main attractions are the waterfalls that people can hike into, the black sand beach on the coast that people can drive right up to ( if you have a 4x4), and access to the Muliwai trail which leads to the Waimanu Valley.

Heather hiking down the road Waipio Valley, Big Island Hawaii

Hiking down the Waipio starts off with a steep road leading directly into the valley floor. This road is one of the steepest roads inside the United States and only 4x4s can endeavor to take on the road.

Heather about to cross the river in Waipio Valley, Big Island Hawaii

Once down at the bottom, there is a dirt road that takes you to the black sand beach and the river crossing that needs to occur in order to access the Muliwai trail.

Waipio Valley, Big Island Hawaii

continuing on the beach you will have excellent views of the waterfalls from a distance and beautiful views of the valleys actual depth. it is quite impressive to be down in there.

river crossing in the Waipio valley. Big Island Hawaii

We continued on to the Muliwai trail and started our ascent up the dirt and switch backed trail which took us to some amazing views of the Waipio Valley and the top of the plateau.

Heather overlooking the Waipio Valley. Big Island Hawaii.

We continued on to the Waimanu valley which was one of the best hikes that we have ever encountered and I highly recommend everyone venture out there to see this place!

ADAM HAYDOCK

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